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Blackburn museum to share military artefacts in schools

A museum in Blackburn will deliver artefact packs to local schools during remembrance celebrations this week to assist in learning

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D-Day veteran from Bacup celebrates his 100th birthday

A D-Day veteran despatch rider who celebrated his 100th birthday on Thursday said one of his secrets to a long life is a daily tot of whisky.

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Blackburn veterans to ride to Berlin for D-Day soldier's 100th birthday

A GROUP of veterans from Blackburn are ready to set off on their ride on a WW2 motorbike to Berlin, retracing a D-Day soldier's journey.

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Meet the brave wartime motorcyclist whose tales have inspired modern-day riders to recreate his epic journey

Read about Lewis Banham who rode a BSA M20 despatch bike during WW2 and the modern day mission to ride 'Old Faithful' to Germany.

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Meet the brave wartime motorcyclist whose tales have inspired modern-day riders to recreate his epic journey

Read about Lewis Banham who rode a BSA M20 despatch bike during WW2 and the modern day mission to ride 'Old Faithful' to Germany.

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Veterans to ride "old faithful" bike across Europe in tribute to D-Day hero


A group of veterans will be riding a WW2 motorbike to retrace a veterans ride from Normandy to Berlin.
The team from Blackburn’s Veterans Living History Museum (VLHM) is organising ‘Operation Banham’ as a nod to D-Day and WW2 veteran, Lewis Banham.
Lewis Banham, 98, from Weir, rode a 500cc BSA M20 motorbike on his trip across European and the veterans from VLHM have bought the same bike for their ride across the continent.
As Lewis walked towards the bike, aided by his son Greg, he said: “Ahh Old Faithful" - which was his nickname for the bike that he rode off the landing craft on Gold Beach before criss-crossing through Europe taking vital messages to the front-line troops.

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